TIBCO Statistica Server CVE-2018-18807 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

TIBCO Statistica Server is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because they fail to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

TIBCO Statistica Server versions 13.4.0 and prior are vulnerable:

Information

Bugtraq ID: 106021
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2018-18807

Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 26 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 26 2018 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: TIBCO Statistica Server 13.4

Not Vulnerable: TIBCO Statistica Server 13.5

Exploit

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

References:

• TIBCO Homepage (TIBCO)
  
• TIBCO Security Advisory: November 26, 2018 - TIBCO Statistica Server (TIBCO)
  

Source: www.securityfocus.com